High Gothic the Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Amiens
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691003726 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Through a comparative analysis of the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens, the author illuminates the technical, theological, artistic, and social factors that formed the High Gothic synthesis. This engaging study introduces the reader to one of the greatest achievements of Western art: the climactic phase of Gothic architecture in the first half of the thirteenth century. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, he successively characterizes the different parts of the Gothic cathedral and describes the human context of the three great buildings.
"Five Stars" according to canapple. Old book but a classic. Five Stars Harry Salamon A great classic, one of the best books on gothic art. "Sent to my Grandson" according to Gretchen Green. This book was purchased and sent to my grandson who is interested in drawing cathedrals. He said it was very useful
"This book is unquestionably a major contribution to our understanding of the formal organization of Gothic architecture."--Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism"Jantzen's method of analysis is a happy mixture of the archaeological approach of the early twentieth-century French historians of medieval architecture and of the more theoretically-minded German schools."--Robert Branner, journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism